Industry News

31. OSU Partners With USGS On Electrical Mapping Project To Help Protect Power Grid 4/7/2020

    Oregon State University will carry out large-scale mapping of the electrical properties of Earth’s crust and mantle beneath the southern and southwestern United States under a new two-year, $2.5M cooperative agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey.

32. Nokia Deploys World’s First 450 MHz Private Wireless LTE Network PoC For Power Grid Operators In Poland 4/7/2020

    Nokia today announced that leading Polish energy sector company PGE Systemy has chosen its 5G-ready, industrial-grade private wireless solution, following the successful trial of a 450 MHz PoC network in operation since April 2019.

33. Wärtsilä Engines To Enable Reliable Power Supply To The Entire Island Of Bantayan In The Philippines 4/7/2020

    The technology group Wärtsilä will deliver engineering and equipment (EEQ) to a 23 MW power plant to the island of Bantayan, located in Cebu in the Visayas Region of the Philippines.

34. Hellenic Cables To Supply Medium Voltage Submarine Cables To Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks 3/31/2020

    Hellenic Cables has been awarded a contract by Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (“SSEN”), one of UK’s largest grid operators, for the supply of medium voltage submarine cables.

35. Adani Transmission Circles Up Second Tranche Of USD 90 Million 3/31/2020

    Adani Transmission Ltd (ATL), the largest private sector power transmission company operating in India, has circled up its US private placement transaction of USD notes to the eligible International Investors.

36. Koch Engineered Solutions Acquires Sentient Energy In Initial Step Toward Building An Intelligent Electric Grid Platform 3/26/2020

    Koch Engineered Solutions (KES), a unit of Koch Industries Inc., today announced it has acquired Sentient Energy.

37. envelio Commended By Frost & Sullivan For Addressing A Range Of Technical Processes In The Distribution Grid With Its Intelligent Grid Platform 3/16/2020

    Based on its recent analysis of the European grid optimization market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes envelio GmbH with the 2019 European New Product Innovation Award for the Intelligent Grid Platform (IGP).

38. German Offshore Wind Can Deliver More – Legal Framework For At Least 20 GW By 2030 Required 3/13/2020

    Germany now has an opportunity to put offshore wind back on track. They could comfortably deliver 20 GW by 2030.

39. Total To Build The Largest Battery-Based Energy Storage Project In France 3/12/2020

    The development of renewable energy that is intermittent and decentralized requires the security of the electricity grid through flexible electricity storage capacities, especially in the form of batteries.

40. 29 MW Wärtsilä Power Plant Brings Reliable Electricity Supply To Iraqi Port Operations 3/12/2020

    A 29 MW gas-fuelled power plant supplied by the technology group Wärtsilä to the Umm Qasr Ports Authority Zone in Basra, Iraq, commenced commercial operations in February.